May 9, 2014 - PRLog -- A departure from the traditional beauty queen pageants like Miss Universe or Miss World, Miss Asia Pacific World has its sights firmly set on superstars - film stars, pop icons and super models. With its unique concept of discovering and nurturing talented beauties to become future stars in the global entertainment industry, MAPW is today the world's number one superstar talent agency, with offices in the top 50 most relevant countries.

With castings held in Singapore over 14 days in the month of April, Miss Asia Pacific World Singapore has finally whittled down the contestant numbers to the final twelve.

Here is the final list of the twelve girls selected with their respective ages and heights:

1. Sheena Phua / 23 y.o. / 166 cm

2. Evelyn Lim / 20 y.o. / 170 cm

3. Haymisha Francis / 19 y.o. / 168cm

4. Poojaa Gill / 23 y.o. / 170cm

5. Sabrina Ng / 19 y.o. / 170 cm

6. Tammy Mao / 27 y.o. / 167 cm

7. Madeleine Ingham / 20 y.o. / 168 cm

8. Patricia Lee / 25 y.o. / 169 cm

9. Bianca Bevis / 27 y.o. / 170 cm

10. Victoria Tan / 22 y.o. / 179 cm

11. Tee Qiao Li / 18 y.o. / 167 cm

12. Priscilia Wong / 22 y.o. / 170 cm

This year’s final will be held on 15th May at 83 (83 Club Street), where inspired drinks collide beautifully with urban art and progressive music. With its mishmash of Steampunk and Urban Free Radical influences, this urban bar gives instant cult allure and its contemporary art features as the backdrop against which the Final of the Miss Asia Pacific World Singapore contest will unfold.

Featuring the exclusive Aguaclara Collections (official Miss England swimwear for several years), the twelve finalists will don the 2014 designs, themed around the concept of an Amazonian cruise, evoking jungle and tribal influences mixed with a luxury aesthetic.

With an emphasis on both beauty and talent at this next-generation-of-beauty-pageants, there will be a special talent segment in the competition where the contestants will be given free rein to express their talents or skills and perform anything from singing to dancing to playing an instrument.

Rounding off the contest will be the Question and Answer segment where omnsq the contestants have to answer two questions each. One of the questions features the Bone Marrow Donor Programme, whose life-saving work is wholeheartedly supported by Miss Asia Pacific World Singapore.

At the Final, the ultimate winner of the Miss Asia Pacific World Singapore 2014 title will win a trip to Korea with a five-star luxury resort stay as well as the chance to represent Singapore in the international Final, held in Seoul, South Korea, home of K-pop and Korean superstardom. She will also be presented with a VM France luxury candy case worth $1500.

Subsidiary titles include the Best Body title with $1000 worth of prizes in merchandise attached to it, as well as becoming the official face of Coral Secret and also the Miss 83 title, whose winner will walk off with a magnum bottle of champagne.

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About Miss Asia Pacific World:

Debuting in 2011 from Seoul, South Korea, Miss Asia Pacific World (MAPW) is now the world’s top superstar talent contest-cum-agency, having propelled the careers of many aspiring and up-and-coming talents such as Diana Starkova (Model), Srishti Rana (Model/Actress) and Anna Lundh (TV Personality), amongst others.

This next-generation-of-beauty-pageants offers the unique opportunity to young women of all nationalities, from all over the world, to begin a career in modeling, acting or singing with a supported international network. Miss Asia Pacific World carefully selects local organizers to set up national competitions in over 50 countries, in which thousands of candidates participate.

The 2014 Edition will be distributed by The Times Group, the world's largest-selling English-language daily and YuuZoo Corporation, with users in over 164 countries. The show will be broadcasted on Fashion One, Zoom(TV channel), MediaCorp, Times Media and Film Awards Television.